Vietnam: Cotton lobster landed in Hanoi market at a super cheap price

On June 6, Ms. Dao Thi Lien (in Thanh Tri, Hanoi) ordered another 2kg of spiny lobster tails for only 450,000 VND/kg. This is the second time this week I have ordered this type of seafood to eat because I found the price too cheap. Ms. Lien is originally from Khanh Hoa so she is no stranger to cotton lobsters. However, because the price of this seafood is so expensive, she almost only buys it 1-2 times a year on special occasions. "The price of cotton lobster is much more expensive than blue lobster, Australian or Alaskan lobster," she said. But recently, she saw online markets in Hanoi selling a lot of stuffed lobsters at shockingly low prices. On the first day of the week, she tried buying a whole animal, a frozen product of size 3 fish/kg, for only 350,000 VND/kg. This price is equal to the price of black tiger shrimp she usually buys at the market. “The quality of this shrimp meat cannot be as good as the live product. However, compared to the amount of money spent, it's quite ...